Police: Connecticut officer wounds hammer-wielding suspect

Published 12:29 pm, Saturday, September 12, 2015

STRATFORD >> Police say a Connecticut officer shot a hammer-wielding man while serving a warrant in a narcotics investigation.

The Connecticut Post reports (http://bit.ly/1KehjB0 ) 41-year-old William Rucker was shot in the hand in Stratford on Friday.

Sgt. Jamie Rivera says authorities “announced their presence” at a house when the suspect came toward an officer with a hammer. Rivera says Officer Paul Giegengack shot Rucker. The seven-year veteran has been placed on administrative duty pending an investigation. Giegengack wasn’t hurt.

Investigators said they later seized drugs and two guns from the house.

Rucker is charged with criminal attempt at assault on a police officer, interfering with a search warrant and operating a drug factory. He’s being held on $750,000 bond. It’s unclear if Rucker has an attorney.